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Art for All     

When Every Monday
Venue Oaken Grove Community Centre - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 01:00 to 15:00
Information Whether you are a complete novice who just enjoys colouring-in, or you are a proficient artist turning out masterpieces, you are all welcome at this friendly, social art group. Although this is not a teaching group, we all support each other with advice and tips. We have a break for refreshments halfway through the session - when we admire (or puzzle) over each other’s creations. The cost towards the room hire is £2 each. We meet every Monday from 1pm to 3pm at Oaken Grove Community Centre.

Ballroom and Social Dancing     

When Monday each week.( Not on Bank Holidays)
Venue Haxby Sports Bar - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 10:30 to 12:30
Information Ballroom and Sequence Dancing for beginners and improvers who want to enjoy a fun two hours together. A new dance added frequently and old dances get refreshed to get more practice. Please keep looking at our website or contact us for more information. Christine Walker 07546595982 jhandcmwalker@gmail.com Tom Jenkins 01904 791959 tcjhollydene@gmail.com We meet every Monday at Haxby Sports and Social Club, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. (Except Bank Holidays) Currently ladies wanting to join without a partner will be added to the waiting list, but dance leaders (usually men) are encouraged to join us at any time.

Bird Group     

When Tuesday monthly see website
Venue Visits as arranged
Normally meets 09:30 to 17:00
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Bookworms     

When 3rd Monday 1pm-2pm
Venue Oaken Grove Community Centre - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 13:00 to 14:00
Information Group Leader. Pat Nicholson mobile no. 07989 090289

Bridge     

When Every Friday morning
Venue Hartrigg Oaks Music Room
Normally meets 09:45 to 12:00
Information Social Duplicate bridge playing at Hartrigg Oaks. gtball39@gmail.com

Bus Pass Group     

When NULL
Venue 
Information Email bernardlynehaxby@gmail.com

Camera Club     

When 2nd Tuesday monthly
Venue Costa Coffee Community Room - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
Information For full details of our meetings see the website page https://haxby-wigginton.u3asite.uk/u3a_groups/camera-club/

Canasta - Rummikub     

When 1st Friday of the month
Venue St Mary's Church Hall, Haxby - Streetmap - Google maps
Information 1st Friday session starts 14:00 until 16:00 run by Anne Kempster

Chapters Book Club     

When 3rd Saturday Mornings
Venue Oaken Grove Community Centre - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 10:30 to 11:30
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Committee     

When Monday afternoon Monthly
Venue St Nicholas Church Hall, Wigginton - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 15:00 to 17:00
Information Check with the Secretary for meeting dates

Computer Support     

When 
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Crafts     

When Monday fortnightly
Venue St Nicholas Church Hall, Wigginton - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 10:00 to 12:00
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Cribbage     

When Thursdays
Venue Costa Coffee Community Room - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
Information Graham Elphee leader

Current Affairs     

When 2nd & 4th Monday of month
Venue The Tiger Inn
Normally meets 14:00 to 00:00
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Curry Evening Group     

When Monthly
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Cycling     

When 1st week of month
Venue 
Normally meets 10:00 to 00:00
Information First meeting Tuesday, May 5th 2026 at 10:00, then 1st Thursday of June. Subsequent meetings alternate between Tuesday and Thursday. Distances expected to be between 4 - 6 miles, lasting around 2 - 2.5 hours. Group Leader will advise start point a few days before each meeting.

Drone/Model Aircraft     

When Weekly Monday pm
Venue Visits as arranged
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
Information Drone/Model Aircraft Flyng at various locations during the summer months. Also meetings in bad weather at the Costa coffee shop in Haxby. We fly a variety of drones and model aircraft and are always pleased to welcome visitors interested in knowing more.

Facebook Users     

When 1st Friday of the month
Venue St Nicholas Church Hall, Wigginton - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:30 to 15:30
Information The Group has three main objectives. 1. To give u3a members the opportunity to learn how to use Facebook. 2. To generate posts for the Haxby & Wigginton Facebook page. 3. To increase the membership of the page. Leader Nick David 07885 068259

Fiction. Friendship & Fun     

When 2nd Monday each month
Venue Oaken Grove Community Centre - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 15:00
Information Leader Clare Sangster 07910 128470 email clare.sangster@gmail.com

Flower Arranging     

When 3rd Tuesday of the month
Venue Oaken Grove Community Centre - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 13:00 to 00:00
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French Conversation     

When Every Wednesday
Venue Members homes
Normally meets 10:30 to 12:30
Information A relaxed group providing opportunities for members to chat in French about topics of interest and daily life. Members subscribe to a French language magazine which provides updates on French culture, geography and current affairs as a stimulus to conversation. The group generally works at about level A2-B1, or pre-intermediate/intermediate.

Geography     

When Third Tuesday
Venue St Nicholas Church Hall, Wigginton - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
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Historical Walking Tours -York     

When 2025
Venue Visits as arranged
Normally meets 10:30 to 12:30
Information Usually during September each year

History     

When 1st Tuesday monthly
Venue Hartrigg Oaks Music Room
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
Information Discuss topics chosen by members eg Russia, religion, explorers

Intermediate French Group     

When 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Venue Members homes
Information 10 am until 11,30 am

Keep Fit     

When Every Friday
Venue Wigginton Recreational Hall - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 10:00 to 11:30
Information Come and enjoy exercising your mind and body through improving our Strength, Flexibility and Balance.The sessions will follow a programme recommended by the NHS. Our instructor is not qualified but will follow the scheme. We must all remember we all know our own bodies so must take responsibility for all the exercises that we do. The whole session takes place in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. The exercises are fun to do and you will leave the session with a feeling of well being. Class:10.00 - 11.00 then stay for chat and coffee 11.00-11.30

Line Dancing     

When Every other Tuesday
Venue Costa Coffee Community Room - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 13:00 to 14:30
Information Line dancing will resume at Costa Community room on 23rd september 1pm to 2;30 fortnightly

Mahjong     

When Every Tuesday
Venue Wigginton Squash Club upstairs lounge - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
Information hi maureen next Mahjong will be next Tuesday

Monthly Meetings     

When 3rd Friday of each month except August
Venue Wigginton Recreational Hall - Streetmap - Google maps
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New Members List     

When September 2026
Venue 
Normally meets 13:30 to 15:00
Information Administrative use by the New Members Coordinator. Members who cannot attend the Welcome Meeting may request an invitation to the next one.

NM Coffee and Catch up     

When Tuesday 21st July
Venue 
Normally meets 10:00 to 11:30
Information The next Welcome Meeting is scheduled for September for members who joined us after 25th June 2026 Email invitations will be sent out a couple of weeks before this date

NM Pending     

When NULL
Venue St Nicholas Church Hall, Wigginton - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 10:00 to 11:00
Information This ‘group’ is only used for Membership Administrative purposes. The members are transitory and are generally those who have joined in the preceding 3 months or so. Members are added by the Membership Secretary as they join or by the New Members Coordinator, who also deletes them following attendance at a New Members meeting.

Philosophy     

When 4th Wednesday of month
Venue St Nicholas Church Hall, Wigginton - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 10:30 to 12:00
Information A discussion group looking into various philosophers, from Plato to more recent times,the issues they represent and the impact their views have on everyday life. All members encouraged to select topics for future meetings.

Pickleball 1     

When Thursday
Venue 
Normally meets 10:00 to 11:00
Information Sessions will be held in the Sports Hall at the Community Stadium, Monks' Cross, Huntington. Please change into clean, non-marking shoes before playing; bats and balls are provided.

Pickleball 2     

When Every Monday
Venue Visits as arranged
Normally meets 14:00 to 15:00
Information Community Stadium, Monks' Cross in the Sports Hall. Players must have clean sports shoes to change in to before playing. Bats and balls provided.

Play Reading     

When 2nd Friday monthly
Venue Members homes
Normally meets 09:30 to 12:00
Information Leader David Hudson

Poetry Reading     

When 1st Thursday monthly
Venue Members homes
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
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Poetry Writing     

When 4th Thursday monthly
Venue Members homes
Normally meets 11:00 to 13:00
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Quiz     

When Every Wednesday evening
Venue The Cottage Inn - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 20:30 to 22:30
Information Currently the Quiz group will attend The Cottage Inn

Racketball     

When Every Tuesday
Venue Wigginton Squash Club upstairs lounge - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 09:20 to 10:20
Information This is a fun activity which is as strenuous as you want it to be, or just a gentle workout. I am happy to coach to any level, from the most basic novice upwards, or just play. Come down and check us out!

Rummikub & Canasta     

When 4th Friday of the month
Venue St Mary's Church Hall, Haxby - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
Information Games afternoon for Canasta and Rummikup Group Leader Roy Pidgeon

Science & Engineering for all     

When 3rd Wednesday monthly
Venue St Nicholas Church Hall, Wigginton - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 15:30
Information Haxby and Wigginton U3A S & E Group Dear member, Welcome to the re-established S& T Group. Geoff Ball did a great job in starting the original U3A S&T group. I sort of volunteered to be the new group leader, looking at the name list I sure we will have a good group. Dorthy has offered to serve tea at the first meeting. I would like to thank you for joining the group and I will do my best as Group Leader and I would like to thank Dorothy for agreeing to be Deputy Group Leader. We need your help and without your help we would be talking to a wall.Wednesday 20th at 2:00pm in Wigginton Church Hall Back Lane. The Objective of U3A - S & E is fun, friendship and you may learn something. Scope of the Group • Engineering :- Civil, Electrical and Mechanical • Science :- Biology, Chemistry and Physics • The practical application of science and engineering, methods and skills Talks or PowerPoint presentations could be on any of the above subjects. Do not be concerned if you do not .wish to do a talk or PowerPoint presentation. I do not wish to bring in outside speakers. Area of organising we would delegate. Hopefully we will have volunteers. 1/ Visits to places of interest this would require an organiser. e.g. Derwent Railway, Elvington Air Museum, food production or manufacture. 2/ A person to write reports and put articles in the U3A mag. and for the website. 3/Organiser for a Christmas dinner, if the group desires a dinner, Suggest; a café or restaurant, A pub with room or take away in Wigginton church hall. Think we may have Vegetarians, Vegans and people with common food allergies or intolerance e.g. requiring gluten, egg, lactose, caffeine or milk free. Thank You Kind regards Bob Group Leader

Scrabble Social     

When 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of month
Venue St Nicholas Church Hall, Wigginton - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
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Singing for Fun Wednesday     

When 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
Venue Wigginton Recreational Hall - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 13:30 to 15:30
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Smartphone photo/Art Group     

When Currently daily using Signal App
Venue Visits as arranged
Normally meets 09:00 to 21:00
Information We are a friendly and supportive group and all you need is a Smartphone to be a member! Currently we are using Signal App to share photo’s and edited images and we are practicing with weekly themes and tutorials. We use various Apps and learn from each other’s photo’s and comments how to improve our photo's and create artistic images.

Social Team 1: Salt's Mill     

When 7th October 2026
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Social Team 2 Renishaw Hall     

When Wednesday 12th August
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Social Team 3 Donna Nook     

When Thursday 12th November
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Social Team 4     

When Null
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Social Team 5 20th Anniversary     

When 20th Anniversary 29th August
Venue Wigginton Recreational Hall - Streetmap - Google maps
Information Ticket only celebration. Tickets price £6 Celebration 1.30 to 4.00pm Doors at 1.00pm

Social Team 6     

When NULL
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Social Team 7     

When NULL
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Social Team 8 - Birmingham     

When 9th/10th September 2026
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Social Team 9     

When Social Team members
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Speaker Finder     

When 3rd Friday of each month except August
Venue Wigginton Recreational Hall - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 15:00
Information This is a default File for up and coming Speaker presentations at the monthly meetings

Sunday Lunch     

When Contact Group Leader
Venue 
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Table Tennis 1     

When Tuesday am
Venue John Jeffrey Community Pavilion
Normally meets 09:15 to 12:30
Information 2 Morning Sessions is between 0915-1230

Table Tennis 2     

When Tuesday pm
Venue John Jeffrey Community Pavilion
Normally meets 13:00 to 15:00
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Table Tennis 3     

When Friday am
Venue John Jeffrey Community Pavilion
Normally meets 09:30 to 11:30
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Tai Chi     

When Friday - weekly
Venue Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church Hall - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 13:00 to 14:00
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Ten Pin Bowling     

When 2nd Tuesday monthly
Venue 
Normally meets 13:00 to 00:00
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Tennis Club     

When NULL
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Information NULL

Tennis Club     

When NULL
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Information NULL

Tennis Club     

When NULL
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Information NULL

Tester     

When Administrative only
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The Page Turners     

When 1st Monday of month
Venue Oaken Grove Community Centre - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:30 to 15:30
Information Leader Jacki David 07745 001807.

Ukulele Group     

When Every Thursday
Venue Wigginton Squash Club upstairs lounge - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 10:00 to 12:00
Information Group Leader: John Dowell We meet every Thursday morning at Wigginton Squash Club, 10:00 - 12:00 We break during August.

Walking 1     

When One Thursday in each month.
Venue Ethel Ward Playing Field car park in Haxby
Normally meets 09:00 to 16:00
Information Walks take place on a Thursday in each month and are between 6.5 and 8 miles. Walks are in the Vale of York, the Dales, North York Moor and the Wolds. We sometimes (but rarely) use buses but nearly always car share. The meeting place varies but more often than not is the Ethel Ward car park off York Road Haxby and members will be notified by email (or phone for those without email). Walks are free . A contribution towards fuel costs is welcome. We usually (but not always)return prior 4:00pm. We always stop for a break. We visit a pub or teashop where possible but do bring a picnic lunch and a drink if you wish.

Walking 2 - Strollers     

When 4th Friday monthly
Venue Outside St,Marys Church
Normally meets 10:00 to 00:00
Information Short walks take place on the 4th Friday of each month. The pace is SLOW. The distance is normally 3 to 4 miles. We meet outside St Mary’s Church, The Village, Haxby, usually around 9:15 to 10:15am. We travel by local buses, so walks are free for those people with a bus pass. We stop for breaks and we visit a pub or teashop when we can. Do bring a snack and a drink. We usually return before 4:00pm.

Walking 3     

When 4th Friday monthly
Venue 
Information Boots by bus! We go out on the 4th Friday of each month for a 4 - 5 mile walk. Full details, including bus routes and times, will be sent by email to group members before each walk. We always use local buses to get to and from the starting point of walks, so it's important that members remember their bus pass. Walkers generally choose to bring a packed lunch and water or snacks, although sometimes there will be a cafe or pub on the route where food can be purchased. It is important that participants check the weather before a walk to ensure they have suitable clothing and such things as sun cream, a hat or sticks. Our walks will always be on clearly-marked paths and mainly easy, generally flat terrain. As a newly-formed group, our first walk took place on Friday 22nd May, 2026.

Weekenders     

When 2nd Saturday monthly
Venue St Mary's Church Hall, Haxby - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 14:00 to 16:00
Information Welcome to this new group that meet from 2 till 4pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month at St Mary’s Church Hall North Lane, Haxby. We will start by playing games on the second Saturday of the month.

Whist     

When Thursday PM 1.30 to 3.30
Venue Wigginton Squash Club upstairs lounge - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 13:30 to 15:30
Information We meet every week at the Squash Club.

YOGA     

When Thursdays 1-2pm (Term time only)
Venue Wigginton Recreational Hall - Streetmap - Google maps
Normally meets 00:13 to 00:14
Information New term commences Thursday 5 June 2025